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001 2011012956
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008 110330s2011 ncua b 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aPN1992.77.D28$bS74 2011
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245 04 $aThe Stewart/Colbert effect :$bessays on the real impacts of fake news /$cedited by Amarnath Amarasingam ; foreword by Robert W. McChesney.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,$cc2011.
300 $aviii, 198 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
520 $a"The ten essays in this interdisciplinary collection explore the issues engendered by the popularity of entertainment news, including the role of satire in politics, the declining level of trust in traditional sources of media, the shows' cathartic or informational function, and the ways in which these shows influence public opinion"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction: surveying scholarship on The daily show and The Colbert report / Josh Compton -- New research on The daily show and The Colbert report. The science of satire: The daily show and The Colbert report as sources of public attention to science and the environment / Lauren Feldman, Anthony Leiserowitz, and Edward Maibach -- Making sense of The daily show: understanding the role of partisan heuristics in political comedy effects / Michael A. Xenos, Patricia Moy, and Amy B. Becker -- Stoned slackers or super citizens? The daily show viewing and political engagement of young adults / Jody C. Baumgartner and Jonathan S. Morris -- Is fake news the real news? the significance of Stewart and Colbert for democratic discourse, politics, and policy / Mark K. McBeth and Randy S. Clemons -- Jon Stewart a heretic? surely you jest: political participation and discussion among viewers of late night comedy programming / Dannagal Goldthwaite Young and Sarah E. Esralew -- Theoretical considerations. Irony and the news: speaking through cool to American youth / Richard Van Heertum -- Wise fools: Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert as modern day jesters in the American court / Julia R. Fox -- I am the mainstream media (and so can you!) / Robert T. Tally, Jr -- It's all about meme: the art of the interview and the insatiable ego of the Colbert bump / Kevin A. Wisniewski -- Real ethical concerns and fake news: The daily show and the challenge of the new media environment / Bruce A. Williams and Michael X. Delli Carpini.
630 00 $aDaily show (Television program)
630 00 $aColbert report (Television program)
650 0 $aTelevision comedies$zUnited States$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aTelevision comedies$zUnited States$xInfluence.
650 0 $aTelevision and politics$zUnited States.
650 0 $aTelevision news programs$vParodies, imitations, etc.
650 0 $aPolitical satire, American$xHistory and criticism.
700 0 $aAmarnath Amarasingam.